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123 Winthrop Street

199Records
9City systems
36Open violations
1171.3Penalty rate

199 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 84 311 service requests, 44 HPD housing violations, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11225
Built1901
Floors2.75
Res. units1
ClassA1
Owner (PLUTO)HUGH A & ELSIE V FRANCIS
BBL3050460093
BIN3115730, 3356475

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1171.3. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations36 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
9
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Dirty Condition (6) · Rodent (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Water System (3).

Filed construction activity

$67,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,706,000 $102,360
2026$1,784,000 $107,040
2027$1,674,000 $100,440

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayWinthrop St — 2 5 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Parkside Av — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Bedford Av / Winthrop St — B49 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBedford Ave & Fenimore St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 092 Adrian Hegeman
Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

123 Winthrop Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $220,000 on 2005-08-31 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-08-31Mortgage $220,000 — from FRANCIS, ELSIE V; FRANCIS, HUGH A to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $220,000
2001-12-13Mortgage $142,000 — from FRANCIS, ELSIE V; FRANCIS, RICHARD; FRANCIS, HUGH A to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $142,000
1994-09-02Mortgage $136,800 — from FRANCIS, ELSIE V; FRANCIS, HUGH A; FRANCIS, RICHARD to BARCLAYS AMERICAN MORTGAGE CORP $136,800
1991-01-15Mortgage $40,000 — from FRANCIS, RICHARD; FRANCIS, HUGH A; FRANCIS, ELSIE V to MANUFACTURERS HAN TRCO $40,000
1986-08-26Mortgage $97,200 — from FRANCIS, RICHARD; FRANCIS, HUGH A to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP $97,200

Ten-year activity

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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 164Ownership & money 24Health & systems 6

Every one of the 199 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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